Power Supply for multiple disks?

[Sven Kirmess]

I'm playing a bit with Linux RAID and now I have a question about the
power supply. When I use 3 or 4 modern IDE drives I guess they will
consume a lot of energy.

Do I need a special power supply like 300 W or what are you using?

What about "IDE power down when idle"? Can this blow up the power
supply or crash the system when turning on 4 disks simultaneous?


 Sven